Cash register and indicator.



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CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

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HENRY S. HALLWOOD, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE IIALLIVOOD CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 704,795, dated July 15, 1902 Application filed February 7, 1898. Serial No. 669,359. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, HENRY S. HALLwoon, a which citizen of the United States, residing at Figure l is a frontelevation of myimproved lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State register andindicator with the casing removed of Ohio, have inventedacertain new and usetherefrom. Fig. 2 is a partial back view. ful Improvement in Cash Registers and .Indi- Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is a sectional cators, of which the following is a specifica- .view on line a: 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a similar tion. sectional view looking in the opposite direc- My invention relates to the improvement tion. Fig. 5* is a sectional view of the ma- 10 of cash registers and indicators of that class chine, showing the drawer in the open posiwherein one or more cash-registering wheels tion. Fig. (3 is a detail view in perspective are employed for the purpose of indicating of a portion of one end of the machine. Fig. and recording amounts of different denomi- 6 is a detail view in perspective, illustrating nationssuch as dollars, dimes, and cents more clearly a portion of the mechanism I5 in conjunction with a set of keys for each deshown in Fig. 6. Fig. 7 is a detail viewin elenomination, the amount registered or recordvation of one of the indicator-wheel-operated by the registering-wheels being regulated ing bars. Fig. 7 shows a modified construcby the particular key or keys of said sets detion of the means for normally holding the pressed, and wherein indicators are provided indicator. Fig. 8 is a detail view in perspec- 20 which show the amount of the transaction. tive of the device which Iemployforprevent- My invention, however, has particular reing the closing of the drawer before the same lation to the improvement of that class of is fully opened. Fig. 9 is a detail viewin percash register and indicator which is the subspective of a portion of one of the registeringject of the patent to John H. McCormick, iswheels and adjacent parts, showing the means 25 sued under date of October27,1896,and numemployed for preventing the overthrow of bered 570,141. said wheels. Fig. 10 is a detail view in per- The objects ofmy invention are to provide spective of a locking and releasing lever and a cash-register of this class of superior conits connections. Fig. 11 is a detail view in struction and arrangement of parts; to properspective of a lock-plate-resetting mechan- 30 vide improvements in the means for regulatism, and Fig. 12 is a similar view of analarm- 8o ing and controlling the degree of movement of bell shown detached from the machine. the registering-wheels; to provide means for Similar numerals refer to similar parts positively limiting the degree of movement throughout the several views. of the registering-Wheels, therebyovercoming In the construction of my improved regis- 33 any tendency toward an excessive registrater and indicator I employ a suitable frame tion oroverthrow; to preventthesettingofthe or base, which consists of upper and lower parts for operation of the registering andindiplates 1 and 2, between which is supported eating mechanism by depressing a key while and adapted to travel in the manner hereinthe cash-drawer is open; to provideimproved after described a cash-drawer 3. Upon the 0 means for operating, controlling, and reset base is supported above the drawer the mecho ting the indicator wheels; to provide imanism-containing frame,which may consist of proved means for preventing the closing of the upright end frame-sections at, which are the cash-drawer before the same has been connected at desirable intervals by transfully opened; to simplify the "construction of verse frame bars or rods. The form of this 45 the cash registering and indicating mechanframe, however, isimmateria,land said frame 5 ism, particularly that shown in said former may be shaped and arranged to best support patent, and to produce other improvements in the parts hereinafter described. Between details of construction and operation, which the endframe-pieces t and preferably at one will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. side of the center of the machine I provide a 50 These objects I accomplish in the manner key-lmaring frame 5, which consists of an ex ternal plate 6, which is preferably curved in the arc of a circle shown and which has formed therewith at intervals on its inner side inwardly-projecting wings or ribs 7, the inner edges of the latterbeing formed with laterallyprojecting shoulders S.

9 represents the keys, of which there may be one or more sets or series, the stems 10 of said keys passing loosely through the plate 6 and through openings in the shoulders 8 of the webs or wings 7. As indicated in the drawings, the key-stems of each set are arranged one above the other,the stems of each set gradually decreasing in length from the topmost to the lower stem. The outer end of each of the key-stems is provided with a suitable numbered head or button, which in this case represents money values, said buttons or heads being retained in their extreme outer position through the medium of springs 11, interposed between the shoulders 8 and plate 7. Each of the key-stems is provided, as shown more clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings with a laterally-projecting stop-pin 12, these key-stems projecting loosely through or within radially-arranged slotted openings 13, with which each of the webs '7 of the keyframe is provided.

As indicated,the key-frame is supported in the above-described position through the medium of upper and lower transverse rods 14.- and 15, which extend between the end frame standards. WVhile any desired number of sets or series of amount-keys may be em-- ployed, I have shown herein four of such sets, the figures on the key heads or buttons of the right-hand set indicating amounts in cents from one to nine, inclusive, the next or second set indicating amounts in dimes from ten cents to ninety cents, the third set indicating the amounts in dollars from one to nine,and the fourth set indicating the amount in dollars from ten to ninety, said sets thus representing units, tens, hundreds, and tens of hundreds and the adjoining sets being separated by the webs 7 of the key-frame.

lhrough the central portion of the machine I provide a horizontal main shaft 16, upon which is mounted various parts of my device to he described hereinafter. Mounted to swing on the shaft 16, opposite each of the key sets, is a frame-segment 18, the rim of the latter being in the arc of a circle which is eccentric to the shaft 16, said rim being provided with successively-arranged notches or stop-shoulders 19. The upper end portion of each of the swinging segments 18 has connected therewith one end of a spring 20, the rear end of which. is connected with a rear frame-rod 21, this spring exerting an upward and backward pull on said frame-segment. The lower end of each of these segments is provided with a rearwardly-inclined arm 18, from which projects laterally a pin 18". Each of the segments 18 is provided with a rearward extension in the form of a yoke-frame, these yokes being indicated at 18. The side arms of the yokes which are not connected with the segments are hinged on the shaft 16 and these yokes forming, in conjunction with the shaft 16, oblong frames, the arms of which are normally parallel and the frames thus formed being graduated in size, so as to extend one within the other.

Mounted loosely on the shaft 16 and opposite the spaces between the sets of keys are keylock-plates 22. (See Figs. Sand 5.) Each of these lock-plates, which is substantially of a battle-ax form, has the curved outer edge of its blade provided at intervals with hookfingers 22. In its upper end portion each of said lock-plates is provided with a laterally-projecting pin 23. 24 represents latch or releasing plates, the lower ends of which are fulcrumed on a frame-rod 25, one of these releasing-plates extending on one side of and adjacent to each of the lock-plates, the curved outer edge of said releasing-plates being located slightly in rear of the outwardly-projecting and beveled ends of the lock-plate hook-fingers. Each of the releasing-plates 24- is, as shown more clearly in Fig. 5, provided in its upper portion with a recess 26, the upper portion of which is enlarged to form a pin-bearing shoulder, (indicated in said view partly in full line and partlyin dotted line at 27.) On this upper-shoulder 27 normally rests the outwardly-projecting pin 23 of the adjoining lock plate 22, the engagement of said pin and shoulder serving to normally hold the hook-fingers of the lock-plate above the paths of the laterally-projecting pins 12 of the key-stems.

Upon a horizontal shaft 28, which extends between the end frame-standards at a point in the lower portion thereof and in rear of the downwardly-extending arms 22 of the lock-plates 22 I fulcrum separated segmentlocking levers 29, the latter being substantially of a bell-crank form. (See Fig. 10.) The forward and heavier arm 26 of each of these levers, which is curved and inclined upwardly, is provided on its upper side near its fulcrum-point with a notch or recess 30, with which by the means hereinafter described the pin 18 of the adjoining segmentarm 18 normally engages, as shown in Fig. One of the levers 29 is provided for each of the lock-plates 22, and the downwardly-extendingarm 22 of each of the latter is j ointedly connected with the shorter arm 29 of the lever 29 through the medium of a bar 31, the forward end of the latter being provided with a longitudinal mortise 32, through which projects and within which is adapted to work a laterally-projecting pin 33 on the plate-arm 22 The normal engagement'of the pins 1S with the notches 30 of the levers 29 is maintained through the normal elevation of the latchplates 22, hereinbefore described. Upon a shaft 35, which extends beneath the shaft 28, is fulcrumed a trip and lifting lever 36, the rearwardly-extending and upwardly-curved arm 36 of which is provided onits outer end with a vertical lateral shoulder 36. The shorter and forwardly-extending arm of the lever 36 engages the under side of an inwardlyextending frame 37, the bell-crank-shaped inner end 5'7 of which is also fulcrumed on the shaft 35 and is retained in a depressed position through the medium of a spring 38, which connects said frame with a forward frame-rod of the machine. The frame 37 carries a horizontal rod 37, which extends beneath the lower ends of the downwardly-extending plate-arms 22". The frame 37 is provided with a rearwardly-extending hook-1n g 39, which by contact with the shaft 28 is adapted to limit the downward movement of said frame 37.

Embracing loosely the outer side of the outer yoke-frame 18 I employ a yoke 41, the latter being provided on its rear side at one end with a suitable weight 42. The side arms of this upper weighted yoke 41 are swung on the shaft 16. One end of said yoke 41 is provided with adownwardly-projecting lug 41, which {has projecting inwardly therefrom a pin 41 the latter extending within the path of the rear end of the lever 36 when the latter is depresed and when said yoke-frame is being moved upward.

42" represents an angular yoke-supporting lever, one arm of which is fulcrumed to the shaft 16 about midway of the center of the length of the latter. The rear and downwardly-extending arm 42 of the lever L2 is provided with a flattened lower side, which is adapted to normally bear upon a roller 43, which is journaled in a bracket 44:, which projects from the back of the drawer 3. Above its fulcrum-point the lever 42 is provided with an upwardly-extending arm 45, the latter being provided in its upper portion with a forwardly-extending hook-finger 46. Above this hook-finger the arm 45 is provided with an extension 47. This upper arm 45, its finger 46, and extension 47, however, al though shown in the drawings, are not re-- garded as an important part of myinvention at this time, inasmuch as said parts are employed in the operation of a transfer mechanism by means of which amounts are trans ferred from one of the registering-wheels to another and finally to the total-wheel. Although I have shown a transferring mechanism in connection herewith,which is indicated. generally at 45", the particular form and con-- struction of such mechanism is not a part of my present invention, substantially the same mechanism being shown in a former applica tion of John H. McCormick and J. D. Mon rison for cash registers and indicators, Serial No. 544,583, filed April 5, 1895. The foot or lower end portion of the lever-arm 12 is connected with the rear bar of the outer yoke-- frame 41 by a coiled spring 4-8. The lever-- arm .2 is provided with an upwardly-projecting andinturned hookzextension4E9,which normally engages the upper side of the rear bar of the yoke-frame 41.

50 represents a lever-arm, the upper and forward portion of which is fulcrumed at 50 to the upper portion of the lever-arm 42. This lever-arm 50, which extends downward and outward, has its lower end portion normally in engagement with the rear side of the drawer-roller a3. The lever-arm 50 is provided on its upper end portion above its pivot-point with a rounded cam projection or extension 51, upon which is adapted to bear the rear arm of the weighted yoke 41. Through the medium of a spring 52 the lower portion of the lever-arm 50 is connected with the forward portion of the base-plate 2.

Upon the main shaft 16 is mounted loosely a set of registering-wheels 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57. The wheels 53, 54c, 55, and 56 correspond, respectively, with the sets of keys 9 with respect to the value of the figures or numbers which are formed on the peripheries of said wheels, while the wheel 57 is a total-wheel, onto which is transferred in the manner hereinafter to be described the totals of the registrations shown by the remaining four wheels. With the exception of the total-wheel 57 the figures or numbers on the peripheries of each of said registering-wheels are arranged in ten sets or series, each series running from 0 to 9, inclusive, while the figures or numbers on said total-wheel run from O to 99. The numbers on the wheels 53, 54:, 55, and 56 represent, respectively, cents, dimes, dollars, and tens of dollars, while the figures on the total-wheel indicate hundreds of dollars. Each of the registering-wheels is provided at one side of its numbered periphery with projecting teeth 53, there being one hundred of these teeth for each of said wheels. Between each set of figures or numbers on each of the registering-wheels I provide a projecting stop-lug 58, these being shown more clearly in Fig. 9 of the drawings. Fulcrumed on the shaft 16 are the inner ends of rearwardly-extending pawl-carrying arms 59, there being necessary in this case four of said pawl-carrying arms, and each of said arms having l'ulcrumed thereto at apoint in real-of the registering-wheels a forwardly-inclined pawl, said pawls being indicated at 60 and engaging, respectively, with the teeth 53 of the wheels 53, 54:, 55, and 56. The outer end of each of the pawl-arms 59 is suitably weighted, as indicated at 61, while from the lower side of each of said weighted pawl-arms extends downwardly a stem or finger, these stems bcing indicated at 62, 63, (54, and and shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, these latter resting and bearing, respectively, on the rear arms or bars of the yokes l8. Hinged on a horizontal rod 66, which extends over the upper sides of the pawl-arms 59, is a suitable latchbar 67, the latter projecting on the forward side of said shaft 66 and resting on'the upper sides of the wheel-operating pawls (30.

This stop-bar is provided with a rearwardly and downwardly extending finger 68, the outwardly-curved lower end portion of which is IIO normally in contact with the upper edge and rear side of the outer yoke 41. This linger is also connected in its upper-portion with a rear and higher frame-rod 69 through the medium of a spring 70, which tends to exert a downward and forward pressure on the stopbar 67.

Upon the top of each of the cash-drawer sides is secured, as indicated more clearly in Fig. 8 of the drawings, an outwardly-projecting plate 71. 72 represents bearing-wheels, these wheels beingsuitably journaled on opposite sides of the drawer in the base-frame, one of these wheels being clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Upon these wheels bear the under sides of the outwardly-projecting portions of the drawer-plates 71.

Depending from the under side and rear portion of the cash-drawer, to which it is secured, is a suitable hanger or bracket 73, (shown more clearly in Fig. 5,) this bracket having extending loosely therethrough a horizontal rod 7 1, the rear end of which is secured to the base-plate at 75, the base-plate frame being provided on its inner side with a yielding bumper 76, with which the hanger 73 is adapted to come into contact when the drawer is closed. Between the drawer bracket or hanger 73 and the front end of the base-frame the rod 74 is surrounded by a coiled spring 7 7, which is adapted when the drawer is opened to compress between said hanger and front frame-piece. It will thus be seen that the cash-drawer is supported partly upon the wheels 72 and the rod 74:.

The construction hereinbefore described relates more particularly, as will be shown by the description of the operation to be given hereinafter, to the means which I employ for producing a desirable operation of the registering mechanism, and 1 will now proceed to describe the construction and arrangement of the mechanism employed for producing a desirable operation of the target or indicating-wheels and for opening and normally retaining closed the cash-drawer.

Mounted loosely upon a rod or shaft 79, which extends between the upper portions of the end frame-standards and arranged adjacent to each other, are the desired number of indicator-wheels, of which there are in the present case four employed, one for each set or series of keys, said indicator-wheels being numbered, respectively, 80, 81, 82, and '83 and the numbers thereon representing, respectively, cents, dimes, dollars, and tens of dollars. These indicating figures or numbers, which are painted or otherwise made to appear on the peripheries of the indicatorwheels, run from 0 to 9, inclusive, on each ofsaid wheels, with the exception of the wheel 83, on which the dollar-sign is substituted for the naught. As shown more clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, each of the indicator-wheels is provided with a central toothed hub or pinion 8a, and with each of these wheels engage the teeth on. the under side of a rack-bar 85, the latter extending forwardly and downwardly and having a jointed connection at its lower end, as indicated at in Fig. 2 and in Fig. 7, with a rearwardly-extending bar 87. This bar 87 is fulcrumed on the main shaft 16 and has its arm or portion which extends in rear of said shaft normally in contact with the lower end of a set-screw 88, which extends downward through a lateral lug 89 on the adjoining frame-arm 18. The downward movement of the rack-bars is limited by lugs 90 on said bars, which come into contact with the upper side of a horizontal frame-rod 91.

The forward or outer side of each of the rack-bars has its surface above the stop lugs toothed or notched, as indicated at 92, and against the roughened surfaces of these bars thus produced is adapted to bear or bind the yielding lower face of a binding strip or frame 93, the latter being in the form of a bar which extends over the outer notched faces of the racks S5 and which is mounted on a horizontal shaft 91, the latter being journaled in the end frame-standards. Each of the rack-bars S5 is preferably connected .with one of the segments 18 by a coiled spring 95, the latter serving to normally insure the retention of said rack-bars in their lower positions.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 0 ofthe drawings, one end of the shaft 91, on the outer side of one of the frame-standards, has secured thereto a short crank-arm 96, the projecting end pin of which engages loosely in a longitudinal slotted opening formed in the upper end of a bar 97, the latter being fulcrumed at 98 to the adjoining framestandard a. This bar 97 is also fulcrumed at its lower end to the upper end of a down wardly-extending lever 99, the latter being fulcrumed centrally on the outwardly-projecting end of the main shaft 16.

100 represents a trip-lever, which in its forward portion is jointedly connected with the lower end of the lever 99, this connection being effected, as indicated at 101 in Fig. 6, through the medium of a pin on one of said parts and a slot on the other, with which said pin engages. From its point of connection with the lever 99 the trip-lever 1.00 extends rearwardly and upwardly, terminating in an inclined or curved tongue 100, the produc tion of the latter forming in front thereof a trip-lever shoulder 100". This rear portion of the trip-lever is, through the medium of a spring 102,connected with the machine-frame, the spring imparting a slight downward pull. The forward end of the trip-lever is also connected with the machine-frame through the medium of a spring 103. The trip-lever 1.00 at a point near the center of its length is provided with an inwardly-extending pin 104, the outer portion of which normally engages with a recess or notch 105, formed in the upper side of the lower bar 4; of the frame-standard, while the inner end portion of said pin IIO is adapted to engage, as shown in said Fig. 6 and more clearly in Fig. 1, with the hook end of one arm 106 of a lifting-lever107, which is fulcrumed on the shaft 35 and which has its remaining and forwardly-extending arm 108 normally elevated by a spring 109.

110 represents an inclined drawer-opening key-stem, which is adapted to be provided with a suitable head, which projects through the front casing of the machine near one side thereof. This key-stem is made to fit and slide in a suitable bearing-bracket 112, which is mounted on the lower front frame-rods of the machine. The inner and lower end of the key-stem 110 is retained in engagement with the upper side of the outer end portion of the lifting-lever arm 108, as clearly shown in said Fig. 4.

113 represents a drawer-latch, the rear end of which is fulcrumed at the rear portion of the machine on the outer side of one of the end standards, as indicated at 111 in Fig. 6. This drawer-latch has its forward portion provided with a laterally-extending arm 115, which, as shown in the drawings, bridges the upper side of the frame-standard bar 4 and lever-arm 106, normally depressing the latter through the medium of a spring 116 by contact with a lug 107 on the rear arm of the lever 107. (See Fig. 4.) The forward end portion of the latch-bar 113 is provided with a forward extension in the form of a hook or catch-arm 114, the latter being shown in Figs. 6 and 4 of the drawings. The extending arm 115 of the drawer-latch is preferably provided with a laterally extending finger 115, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6 and in detail in Fig. 6. This finger 115 lies above and substantially parallel with the frame-standard bar a and is adapted to contact with the pin 10% as the pin is elevated out of the notch 105 in the manner hereinafter more fully set forth. The hook or downturned end of the catch extension 114: of the bar 113 is adapted to engage with a lug 117, which is affixed to the cash-drawer 3. Owing to the downward pull on the latch-bar which is exerted by the spring 116 the catch-arm of said latch-bar is normally engaged with said drawer-lug, and the drawer is thus retained in a closed position.

In the drawings, and particularly in Fig. 8 thereof, I have illustrated the device which I employ for preventing the closing of the drawer until the same has been completely opened or opened to such degree as to cause the desired operation of the parts connected therewith or operated thereby. In accomplishing this object I secure to the rear portion of the cash-drawer a standard or bracket 118, which extends through a slotted opening in the base-plate 2, and in the upper and outwardly-extending portion of this standard is pivoted a depending dog 120. Upon the upper side of the base-plate 2, adjacent to and extending in the direction of the slot 118, I provide a rack-plate 121, with the toothed upper side of which is adapted to engage the pivoted dog 120. This dog is of greater length than the distance between its pivot-point and the rack 121, thus causing said dog toincline either rearwardly or forwardly when the rack is beneath the same. IVhen rearwardly inclined, as shown in Fig. 8, it is obvious that an inward or closing movement of the drawer is prevented by an engagement of the rackteeth with the dog, thus insuring the drawer being opened until the dog has passed over the front end of the rack before said drawer can be closed. In the closing operation it is obvious that the dog by contact with the rack will be inclined forwardly, and by its engagement with the teeth of the rack during the closing of the drawer this latter operation must be continued until the drawer is completely closed or until the dog has passed over the inner or rear end of the rack-bar.

Secured to the rear framework of the machine is a bell-supporting bar 122, upon which is mounted an alarm-bell 123.

124 represents a spring-actuated tapper-bar which is fulcrumed on a pin 125, which projects from said bar 122, said tapper-bar having its tapper end 126 normally retained out of contact with the bell by said spring. Projecting from the outer end of the tapper-bar is a trip-pin 127, the latter projecting within the path of the outer yoke-frame &1 when the latter descends or ascends in the manner hereinafter described.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a modification in the means for normally holding the indicators. In this arrangement the holding devices are made in the form of springs 93, attached to the shaft 94:; but instead of bearing on the notched rack-bar they are adapted to engage in the notched periphery of the disks 93, forming a part of or secured to the indicator-wheels. Then this arrangement is employed, the shaft 94, it will be understood, will turn in the opposite direction to tension the springs than when the serrations are formed in the racks, and to accomplish this the intermediate link 97, pivoted at 98, will be dispensed with, and the lever 99 will simply be extended upwardly and slotted to receive the pin in the arm 96. In other words, the pivot 98 will be dispensed with, and what is shown in Fig. (3 as a pivoted link 97 would simply be an extension to the arm.

In order to illustrate the operation of my improved register and explain the utility of the various parts which have been described herein, we will assume that the cash-drawer is closed, that the keys are in their outer positions, and that ciphers are shown on the front or exposed portions of the target or indicator wheels with the exception of the wheel to the left, on which the dollar-sign appears. One of the keys in the tens-of-dollars series-for instance, the twenty-dollar key being depressed, the lateral projecting pin 12 of said key-stem comes into contact with the forward curved edge of the adjacent latchto two of its teeth.

plate 24:, forcing the latter back until the pin j with said pin 12, thus temporarily locking the key-stem in its depressed. position. The movement imparted to the extension 22 of the lock-plate above described results through the connection of said extension with the arm 29* of the segment-locking lever 29 in releasing the locking-lever arm 29, which drops by gravity from the pin 18 of the adjoining segment 18. The cash-draweris now opened, this being accomplished by pressing I inward the releasing-key 110,causing,through the contact of said key-stem with the leverarm 108, (see Fig. 4,) a depression of said forward lever-arm and a sufficient elevation of the rear lever-arm 107 to raise the pin 101 out of the frame-recess 105 and onto the upper side of said frame-arm. This upward movement of the lever-arm 107 also results in a raising of the spring-actuated arm 115 of the drawer latch-bar 113 and in a consequent disengagement of the hook end 11 i of said latch-bar with the drawer-lug. The drawer is now free to move outward to the open position, this movement being accomplished partially through the tension of the spring 52 and the engagement of the lever 50 with the roller 43 and partially through the weight of the rear arm of the outer yoke .1, which is supported upon the head or upper extension 51 of said lever 50. This outward or opening movement of the drawer not only results in a downward or swinging movement of the weighted outer yoke 41, but admits of that yoke 18 which is connected with the released segment 18 dropping untilthat notch or shoulder of said segment which is designed to come into contact with the inner end of the twen ty-dollar key-stem has engaged therewith. Owing to the fact that the stem of the pawl-arm 59, the pawl of which engages with the teeth of the tens-of-dollars wheel, is dependent upon said yoke-frame 18 for support, it is obvious that the dropping of this yoke-frame above described must result in a d ropping of said pawl-carrying arm,and owing to the further fact that said yoke-frame is, through the engagement of the key-stem with the proper segment-notch, limited in its m ovement to a predetermined distance said pawl 60 drops downward over two teeth of the registering-wheel 56. By the pawl thus engaging the second tooth below its former position it is obvious that the registering-wheel 56, or that wheel which registers the tens of dollars, will when said pawl is moved upward to its original position be rotated a distance equal As each of the teeth on said wheel represents ten dollars, it is obvious that said wheel at the point of its exposed periphery will indicate a registration thereon of twenty dollars.

lVhen the pin 10% (see Fig. 0) is in engagement with the frame notch or recess 105 prior to the opening of the drawer, the trip-lever 100 is retained in its rearmost position and the lever 99 is retained in a substantially vertical position, resulting through the connections of said lever with the rod 94 in the binding-strip 93 being pressed into engagement with the toothed outer faces of the rack-bars 85. Then the drawer is opened, however, in the manner hereinbefore described and the pin 104: is released from its engagement with the frame-notch and moved by the spring 108 to a forward position, the upper portion of the lever-arm 99 is moved slightly to the rear, resulting in a disengagement of the bindingstrip 93 and rack-bars. The forward movement of the trip-lever 100 also carries the pin 104 between the finger 115 and the top of the frame-bar r, so that the drawer-locking lever is held out of the locking position until these parts have been returned to their normal positions by the upward movement of the yoke 41. In the downward movement of the yoke-frame 18, before referred to, its setscrew 88 (see Figs. 7 and 2) comes into contact with the adjacent arm of the bar 87, depressing said bar-arm and causing through its connection with the outer or left-hand rack 85 a sufficient downward movement of the latter to rotate the indicating-wheel 83 until the figure 2 is exposed on the front of said wheel, this figure, in connection with the three ciphers at the right thereof on the remaining indicating wheels, indicating the amount, twenty dollars.

The downward movement of the outer weighted yokearm ll, which is occasioned by the opening of the drawer and the consequent release of the support of said yoke, re-

sults by contact with the tapperarm pin 127 in tripping said tapper-arm and causing a stroke of its hammer against the bell. 13y coming into contact with the curved tongue extension 100" of the spring-actuated trip-lever 100 the weighted yoke-bar ll is cushioned against the jar or jolt which might otherwise be occasioned by the sudden stopping of said weighted yoke in its downward movement. This contact of the yoke and trip-lever tongue continues until the upper edge of the rear bar of said. yoke has engaged with the triplever shoulder 100".

When the drawer is moved to the open position, hereinbefore described, it is evident that the spring 77 will, by contact with the bracket or hanger '75, be gradually compressed, said spring thus being made to cushion the drawer against the effects of a sudden stoppage in its movement. The above operations having taken place, the drawer is now forced to its inner or closed position. In the beginning of this inward movement of the drawer it is obvious that the arm 50, upon which the weighted yoke 41 is supported, will be moved upward sufficiently to release the engagement of said yoke with the shoulder 100 of the triplever 100. The depression of the tongue portion 100 of said triplever thus caused by the yoke passing over said tongue in its upward movement results in drawing the pin 104 again into engagement with the notch 105 of the frame-bar 4 and in the binding-strip 93 again engaging with the toothed outer surfaces of the bars 85. In this manner the indicator-wheels are retained in position to indicate the amount of the last purchase. It is obvious that the closing of the drawer must also result in a recngagement of the hookfinger 114 of the latch 113 with the drawerlug 117.

As the drawer is moved inward and is approaching the closed position the pin 41 of the weighted arm 41 (see Figs. 3, 10, and 11) comes in contact with the upper side of the arm 36 of the lever 36, depressing said arm 36 and raising the forward arm of the lever 36 until the front rod 37 of the frame 37 presses the extension 22 of the lock-plate 22 upward until the hook-finger22 of said lockplate is released from engagement with the lateral pin 12 of the twentydollar key-stein, allowing the latter to spring outward to its normal position and again causing the engagement of the pin 23 with the shoulder 2" of the adjoining latch-plate. Inasmuch as there is imparted to the weighted arm or yoke 41 an additional movement by the cam 51 on the lever by its contact with the roller 43 in the last movement of the drawer and after the other yokes have been brought to their proper position while the roller travels along the straight bottom of the arm 42, as shown in Rig. 5, this releasing of the keys caused by the contact of the pin 41 with the arm of the lever 36 will take place the last thing and after the other parts have been brought to their normal positions. It is obvious that the operation last described will apply to all of the depressed keys, inasmuch as the frame rod 37 operates to lift all of the previouslylowered lock-plates. When the lock-plate is raised in the manner above described and the forward end of the bar 31 is thus drawn forwardly, it is obvious that the catch-arm 2.) Will be raised until its notch 30 is again in engagement with the pin 18" of the adjoining segment, thus locking said segment against movement until released in the manner hereinbefore described. In order, however, to

cause the abovedescribed locking of the segment, it is obvious that the latter must have been returned to its normal position. This is accomplished also through the closing of the drawer, owing to the fact that the yoke 18, with which said segment is formed or connected, is raised through the lifting action of the lever 42, which is caused by a contact with the roller on the rear portion of the drawer.

It has been shown that by the opening of the drawer the pawl-carrying arm 59, with which is connected the stem 62, has been lowered until its pawl (30 has dropped over two teeth of the wheel 56. Itis thusevident that the closing of the drawer,and the consequent lifting of said pawl-arm to its former position, has resulted through the engagement of said pawl and the teeth of said wheel 56 in the latter being moved the distance of two of said teeth, thus indicating by reference to the numbers on the face of said wheel a registration of twenty dollars. In orderto avoid any tendency of an overthrow of the registeringwheels or toward the same through shock or otherwise being rotated past the desired point, I have provided the fulcrumed frame or bar 67, with the under side of which the pawls 60 come into contact at their upper limit of movement, in the manner indicated more clearly in Fig. 0 of the drawings. This stop bar or frame 67 is prevented from being elevated by contact with the pawls through the engagement of its linger 68 with the rear bar of the weighted yoke 41.

It is evident that when a key is again depressed and the drawer again opened the operations hereinbefore described will be repeated. Although I have described the operations which take place when one of the keys is depressed,it will readily be seen that this description may be applied to the parts connected with or acted upon by keys of either the cents, dimes, or dollars series.

Owing to the fact that the lever 50 is provided with the upwardly extending camshaped projection 51, upon which is supported the weighted yoke 41, it is obvious that said yoke-frame will be carried, as desired, to an increased height. This increased or additional elevation of said frame 41 is accomplished after the lever-arm 42 has carried the yoke 18 and segment-pin 18 to their normal positions and insures the disengagement of the yoke-frame from the trip-arm 36. It will also be seen that although the depression of one of a set or series of keys prior to the opening of the drawer results in disengaging the corresponding segment from the corresponding lever 29 it is obvious that when said drawer is opened the released or disengaged segment is moved forwardly and upwardly until its pin 18 is in position to come into contact with the upper side of said lever-arm 29 in case another key of the same set or series is depressed, thus resulting in locking all the remaining keys of said set against depression. This contact of the lever-arm 29 and the segment-pin whereby the locking of the remaining keys of the set is accomplished is the result of the following operation: When said second key of the set is depressed and its laterally-projecting pin contacts with the inclined face of the corresponding hook of a lock-plate 22, it is obvious that said lock-plate will have imparted thereto a swinging'move ment, whereby the lower end or extension of said lock-plate is moved forwardly. This forward movement of said lock-plate extension 22 results, through its engagement with the bar 31, in the latter being drawn forward and by such forward movement and by its jointed connection with the lever-arm 20 in the arm 29 being caused to swing upward until its upper side or edge contacts with the pin 18 of the corresponding segment. In this manner the upward movement of the lever 29 is so limited as to prevent the laterally-projecting pin 12 of the second key depressed from engaging the hook-finger 22 of the lock-plate. The limited movement of the key above described is not sufficient to move the lock-plate out of engagement with the laterally-projecting pin of the first key depressed. It will be understood that the lever-arms 29 are normally held in their position by the link 31 engaging the extension 22 of the locking-plate. The pins 18 on the segments while they normally rest within the notch 30 do not contact with the shoulder or side of this notch, so that the arms 29 are free to drop by gravity when the parts are in their normal positions. As soon, however, as the drawer is opened and the denominational yokes released by the dropping of the outer weighted yoke 11 then the pins will be forced against the front side of the notches 30 in each of the levers 29. The contact of the segment-pin with the forward side of the levernotch is such as to prevent the levers 29 from dropping even though they may be released by the movement of the extension 22 on the locking-plates. The bar 31, however, being slotted, these locking-plates may be moved without disengaging the levers 20 from the pins in the notches 30. The result of this construction is that all the keys except that set or series in which a registration has been made are unlocked and can be moved at will; but a movement of the keys produces no effect except to move the locking-plate and its pin 33 in the slotted opening 32, the levers 29 being held in their upward position and the denominational yokes locked thereby by the hooking of the pin 18 in the notches 30.

By the mechanism and operation previously described herein it will readily be seen that positive means are provided whereby the release of the indicating-wheeLoperating racks and the operation of said indicating-wheels are effected simultaneously with the opening of the drawer and that the rack binding or looking strip closes an engagement with said rack-bars at the first movement imparted to the drawer in the closing operation. To insure this simultaneous release of the drawer and indicator-wheels, I have provided the lever107 with the lug 107, which by contact with the latch-arm 115 operates to raise the latch-bar from engagement with the drawerlug simultaneously with the raising of the pin 10 1-, through which motion the release of the indicator-wheels is effected, as described.

By suitable transferring mechanism, which may be substantially the same as that shown in the former patent referred to, I am enabled to transfer amounts registered on the cents-wheel to the dimes-wheel, thence to the dollars-wheel, thence to the teus-of-dollars wheel, and finally to the total-wheel; but the character of this transferring mechanism does not form a part of my present invention. I have, however, provided means for lifting the transfer-pawls off of their respective register-wheels in case it is desired to set the register-wheels to zero, this means being illustrated in Fig. 4- of the drawings. As is fully set forth in the McCormick and Morrison application and the patent to McCormick, previously referred to, the transfer-paw1s 130 are carried on arms 131, which are pivoted upon the shaft 16 and at each operation of the machine are rocked back and forth by the rockshafts 132 a distance corresponding to one of the teeth 53 of the register-wheels. These shafts, it will be remembered, are rocked to effect this movement of all the transfer-pawls when the drawer is opened. The pawls are normally held out of contact with their respective register-wheels by means of retaining-hooks 133, which are also carried on the arms 131 and which engage with the transferpawls. These hooks are lifted to release the pawls by the depression of the rear end of the lever 134: by the projecting stop-lugs 58 on the register-wheels. This structure and operation forms no part of my present invcntion, and is thus briefly referred to only as introductory to the description of the means for lifting the transfer-pawls when the register-wheels are to be reset to zero.

The register wheels are concealed from view principally by the lid 135, which, as shown in Fig. 4:, is pivoted to the frame-rod 15, and they can be reached only through that portion of the casing which is closed by this lid. IVhen it is desired to reset the register, the lid is turned downwardly about the frame-rod, when the wheels may be turned by hand. Bearing in mind that the transfer following the registration of one transaction does not take place until the drawer is opened to effect the next registration, it will be evi dent that one or more of the transfer-pawls may have been tripped, and, if this is the case, they will be in position for transferring when the register-wheels are reset. If such is the condition, it will be seen that when the drawer is opened again after the register has been reset all these pawls will turn their register-wheels and a false registration will be made. It therefore becomes necessary to provide some means for lifting these pawls when it is desired to reset the register to zero. To accomplish this, I form the hub of the lid 135 with an inwardly-projecting arm 136, to

which is pivoted an upwardly-extending rod 137. This rod passes through and is guided by a stationary lug 138 on the frame-rod 14. Between this lug and a collar on the rod is a coiled spring 139, which surrounds the rod and exerts a downward pressure on the same inv order to hold the lid 135 closed.

140 is a rod which is journaled in the frame of the machine and which is provided with an angular plate 1&1, arranged in front of the transfer-pawls 130. The upper end of the rod 137 terminates at this plate, and it is so positioned with reference to the same that when the rod is lifted by the opening movement of the lid 135 the angular plate 141 will be rocked backwardly and caused to rotate the rod 140. This will bring the inner edge of the angular plate into engagement with fingers 14:2, projecting forwardly from the transferpawls, and will lift said pawls from their register-wheels and into engagement'with their retaining-hooks 133. It is evident that if the register-wheels are now reset to zero the machine will give a correct registration when it is next operated. The lid 135 therefore not only conceals the register-wheels, butalso controls the transfer devices.

From the construction and operation herein described it will readily be seen that improved means are provided for producing a positive operation of the registering and indicatingwheels,that the mechanism employed for this purpose contains comparatively few parts, and that said parts are so arranged and combined as to avoid any tendency toward their readily getting out of order or becoming inoperative. It will also be seen that simple and effective means are provided for preventing the overthrow of the registering-wheels, for cushioning the various parts of the machine against the results of shocks, which ordinarily follow hasty operations, and that a machine constructedin the manner herein de scribed may be produced at a reasonable cost of manufacture.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

j 1. In a registering-machine, the combination of a key, a lock-plate for holding said key when fully depressed, and a latch for normally holding said lock-plate out of operative position, said latch being adapted to be tripped by the key to permit the lock-plate to operate, substantially as described.

2. In a registering-machine, the combination of a key, a pivoted lock-plate for holding said key when fully depressed, and a pivoted latch-plate for normally holding the lockplate out of operative position, said latchplate being adapted to be tripped by the key to permit the lock-plate to operate, substantially as described.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, a set or series of amount-keys and means whereby the degree of movement of said registering mechanism is controlled by the key depressed, of a fulcrumed lock-plate adjacent to the stems of said keys, a fulcrumed latch-plate adjacent thereto and means whereby the contact of a depressed key or projection thereof with said latch-plate causes said lock-plate to lock said key when fully depressed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

e. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, a key-frame and a set or series of amount-keys arranged therein, and a fulcrumed lockplate adjacent to said key-stems having projecting hook-fingers adapted to be engaged with projections on the adjacent key-stems when the latter are depressed and a pin 23 projecting from said lock-plate, of a fulcrumed latch-plate adjoining said lock-plate with which said keystem projections are adapted to contact when the keys are depressed, a recess 26, a shoulder 27 in said latch-plate, said lock-plate pin 23 adapted to be disengaged from said shoulder 27 and engaged in the recess 26 by the depression of one of said keys, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, a sliding cashdrawer, a set or series of amount-keys and means whereby the extent of operation of said registering mechanism is controlled by the key or keys depressed, a toothed or notched lock-plate fulcrumed adjacent to said key-stems and means for dropping the latter into engagement with said key-stems when the latter are depressed, of a hinged or fulcrumed lifting-frame 37, a lever-arm 36 connected with said liftingframe and means whereby the closing of said drawer produces a depression of said lever-arm and a lifting or unlocking influence of the frame 37 on the previously-lowered lock-plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, a cash-drawer, a set of amount-keys for controlling the degree of operation of said registering mechanism and a lock-plate and means for dropping the latter into engagement with a depressed key, of a fulcrumed lifting-frame beneath said lock-plates, a lever-arm connected therewith, a fulcrumed frame-yoke 11 adapted to be raised by the closing of said cash-drawer and adapted in raising to contact with said leverarm and produce an elevation of said lockplate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a cash-register, the combination with a set of registering-wheels, a key-frame and a set or series of keys in said frame for each of said registering-wheels, a f ulcrumed lockplate adjacentto each set of key-stems, said lock-plate adapted to drop downward and engage with a depressed key, and a fulcrumed bell-crank 29 having one of its arms jointedly connected with the lowered lock-plate, and having its forward arm curved upward and provided in its inner end portion with a notch,

of a fulcrumed frame for each of said key' sets or series,each frame consisting of toothed segment portion having a laterally-projecting pin adapted to contact with the curved arm of said lever 29, and a yoke portion, said segment having its toothed portion on an arc eccentric with its shaft and normally prevented from movement by engagement with one arm of said bell-crank, and means whereby the dropping of said lock-plate releases said bell-crank arm from engagement with the segment, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

8. In a registering-machine, a registering,

wheel, a pawl for turning said wheel, and means for operating said pawl, a stop-plate, and means for moving said stop-plate into the path of the pawl when said pawl-operating means approaches the limit of its movement, substantially as described.

0. In a cash-register, the combination with a set of toothed registering-wheels, a fulcru med pawl engaging the teeth of each wheel, a cash-drawer, a yoke-frame 41 adapted to be swung upward by the closing of said drawer and means for dropping said pawls down over a predetermined number of registering-wheel teeth, of a fulcrumed stop-bar 67 and a finger extending therefrom, said stop-bar contacting with and limiting the upward movement of said pawls when the frame 41 is raised to contact with said finger, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. In acash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, a set of amountkeys for controlling the operation of said registering mechanism and a cash-drawer, the opening of which sets the registering mechanism for operation and the closing of which completes said operation, of a fulcrumed lever L2", a lever-arm 5O fulcrumed thereto and normally bearing against the drawer and a spring 52 connecting said lever-arm with the machine-frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. In a cash-register, the combination with a set of toothed registering-wheels, amountkeys, a cash-drawer, an operating-pawl for each of said registering-wheels, a setof pawloperating swinging frames 18 and means for controlling the degree of movement of the same, of a fulcrumed lever 42 normally supporting said frame 18 and a spring-actuated lever-arm 5'0 fulcrumed to said lever and exerting an opening pressure against said drawer, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, a set of amountkeys for controlling the same, and a cashdrawer, of a fulcrumed lever 42 and a leverarm 50 fulcrumed thereto, the latter normally exerting a pressure against the cash-drawer, a fulcrumed frame ail supported upon said lever-arm and adapted to follow the same and a spring 52 connecting said lever-arm and machine-frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

13. In a cash-register, the combination with a set of toothed registering-wheels, amountkeys, cash drawer, an operating pawl for each of said wheels, a set of pawl-operating swinging frames 18, a swinging frame ll and means whereby the opening and closing of the cash-drawer produces a downward-andupward swinging movement of said frames, of fulcrumed arms 29 adapted to lock said frames 18 when the drawer is closed and to disengage therefrom when the drawer is open and a trip-arm 36 adapted to contact with the frame 41 and move said arms 29 into locking engagement with the frames 18,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

14. Inacash-register, the combination with the framework, a registering mechanism, a drawer and a drawer-releasing key, a latchbar 113 adapted to engage the drawer when closed and having a spring-actuated arm 115, of a fulcrumed lever 107 disconnected from said latch-bar and having one of its arms in contact with said drawer-releasing key and its remaining arm adapted to raise the arm 115 of said latch-bar by contact with the latter when said key is depressed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. In a cash-register, a key,means for looking said key, a cash-drawer a register-wheel, means for turning said wheel, a lifting-frame for said locking means, and connections between said frame and drawer whereby the former is lifted to unlock the key when the drawer is pushed in and after the registerwheel has ceased turning, substantially as described.

16. In a cash-register,a key, means forlocking said key, a cash-drawer, a register-wheel, a frame 18 controlled by the key for turning said wheel, asecond frame 41, means for lifting said frames when the drawer is pushed in, a device connected with said second frame for unlocking the key, and means for giving said second frame an excess of movement after the first frame and the register-wheel have come to rest for the purpose of unlocking the key, substantially as described.

17. In a cash-register, the combination with a pawl-operated registering mechanism, a set of pawl-operating frames 18 and a swinging frame 41, a cash-drawer, a fulcrumed lever 42 supporting said frames 18, a lever-arm 5O pressing the drawer and fulcrumed to said lever 42, an upper extension 51 on said leverarm upon which said frame 42" rests and by means of which the frame 41 is lifted above the frames 1S when the drawer is closed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

18. In a cash-register, a drawer, a key for releasing said drawer, a normally-locked indicator, means for releasing the said indicator when the said key is depressed, and means for locking the indicator when the drawer is pushed inward, substantially as described.

19. In a cash-register, an indicator, means for setting said indicator, a drawer, a releasing device for said drawer, means controlled by the drawer for locking the indicator, and means controlled by the releasing device for ICC unlocking the same, substantially as described.

20. In a cash-register, an indicator, means for setting said indicator, a spring-actuated rock-shaft, a device on said shaft for locking theindicatorin its set position, a cash-drawer, means controlled by said drawer for rocking said shaft in one direction against the tension of its spring to lock the indicator, and a key for releasing said shaft to permit it to rock in the opposite direction so that the said device will unlock the indicator, substantially as described.

21. In a cash-register, the combination with a frame, a registering mechanism, cashdrawer, rotary indicator or target wheels, rack-bars for operating the same, swinging frames 18 means for operating the latter by movement of the drawer and for contributing motion from said frames to said indicatorwheels through said rack-bars, of a hinged binding-strip 93 adjacent to said rack-bars, a drawer-releasing key and means whereby the operation of said key disengages the bindingstrip and rack-bars and whereby the engagement is resumed by the closing movement of the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

22. In a cash-register, the combination with a frame, a registering mechanism, a cashdrawer, indicator-wheels, rack-bars for operating the same, swinging frames 18, means for operating the latter by movement of the drawer and for contributing motion from said frames to said indicator-wheels through said rack-bars, of a hinged binding-strip adapted to contact with and lock said rack-bars, a f ulcrumed lever 99, a jointed connection between the latter and said binding-strip, a trip-lever fulcrumed to said lever 99, a drawer-releasing key, a fulcrumed lever 107 contacting with the latter and means whereby the depression of said key and movement of said lever 107 produces a lifting movement of said trip-lever and a consequent movement of the lever 99 to throw the binding-strip out of contact with the rackbars, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

23. In a cash-register, the combination with a frame, a registering mechanism, a cashdrawer, indicator-wheels, rack-bars for operating the latter, swinging frames 18, means for operating the registering mechanism by movement of the drawer and for contributing motion from said frames to said indicatorwheels through said rack-bars, and a swinging frame 41 adapted to be moved with the drawer, of a binding-strip adapted to contact with and hold the rack-bars, a trip-lever having a shoulder 100 and adapted to control the engagement and disengagement of the binding-strip and rack-bars, said frame 4E1 adapted by contact with the trip-lever shoulder as the drawer is moved to a closed position and thereby cause a binding engagement of the binding-strip and rack-bars, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

24. In a cash-register, the combination of the registering mechanism, rotary indicators and means for normally holding the same against rotation, and a sliding cash-drawer, mechanism interposed between said indicators, and a cash-drawer whereby said indicators are released and operated at the opening of the drawer, and means whereby the indicators are held against rotation at the first movement of the closing of the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

25. In a cash-register, the combination of a registering mechanism, a set of amount-keys adapted to control the extent of operation of said registering mechanism, a sliding cashdrawer and means whereby the depression of a key of any set locks the remaining keys of said set against depression when the drawer is open, and connections between the parts whereby the depression of the keys of the remaining sets does not effect the registration when the drawer is open, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

26. In a registering-machine, two banks of keys, means for locking the keys in a bank when one is depressed, a drawer, and means controlled by the drawer by which the keys in the second bank remain unlocked and may be depressed but are rendered ineffectual while the said drawer is open, substantially as described.

27. The combination of cash-keys arranged in series, one series of keys for each denomination, a series of registering devices, also one for each denomination, intermediate connecting devices between each series of keys and the registering device of corresponding denomination,a common operatingdeviceadapted in its normal position to hold all the intermediate connecting devices, a locking device for each of said connecting devices adapted to be withdrawn by the operation of any keyin a series when the common operating device is in its normal position, said locking device being held against disengagement when said common actuating device is moved to an unusual position whereby the cash-keys are 'free to move in either position of the'common actuating device but affect the registering mechanism only when moved prior to the movement of the common actuating device, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

28. The combination with the registeringwheels and the cash-keys, and the intermediate yokes or bars controlled by the cash-keys and adapted to operate the registering-wheels, a common operating device for all of said yokes or bars, a lock for each of said yokes or bars adapted to be released by the action of any key in the series corresponding to said yoke or bar when the common actuating device is in a normal position, said lock being adapted to hold said yoke or bar independent of the action of said keys when the common actuating device is in an abnornal position, substantially as and for the purpose speci fied. 

